Key Points
- Sinead Gorman bought 15,841 shares of Shell at GBX 3,011 on Feb 26, a transaction worth about £476,972.51.
- Other senior managers, including CEO Wael Sawan, also purchased stock and Shell repurchased and cancelled over 1.2 million shares, signalling management confidence and supporting EPS.
- Analysts have an average rating of “Moderate Buy” with an average target of GBX 3,066.67, but Shell faces a notable downside risk from a debt crisis at its Brazilian JV, Raízen.
Shell plc (LON:SHEL - Get Free Report) insider Sinead Gorman bought 15,841 shares of Shell stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,011 per share, for a total transaction of £476,972.51.
Shell Trading Up 1.6%
Shares of LON SHEL opened at GBX 3,073.50 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £173.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.51. Shell plc has a twelve month low of GBX 2,269.92 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,078. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,784.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,750.67.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on SHEL. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Shell from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,200 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on shares of Shell from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,250 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 2,850 target price on shares of Shell in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Citigroup lifted their target price on Shell from GBX 2,650 to GBX 2,700 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Shell from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,200 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 3,066.67.
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Key Shell News
Here are the key news stories impacting Shell this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Senior management buying shares — CEO Wael Sawan bought 23,980 shares at GBX 3,011 (≈£722k). Insider purchases are typically read as a signal of confidence in the company’s outlook. Wael Sawan purchase
- Positive Sentiment: Another PDMR purchase — Sinead Gorman purchased 15,841 shares at GBX 3,011 (≈£477k), reinforcing the insider-buying signal. Sinead Gorman purchase
- Positive Sentiment: Ongoing buyback and cancellations — Shell reported repurchasing and cancelling more than 1.2M shares as part of its buy‑back programme (transactions on 26–27 Feb), which reduces shares outstanding and supports EPS. Share cancellation
- Neutral Sentiment: Corporate housekeeping — Shell updated total voting rights and issued share capital (5,663,769,613 ordinary shares) and disclosed PDMR shareholdings and deferred share awards to senior execs under PDMR rules; mostly administrative but relevant for float/denominator calculations. Voting rights PDMR awards
- Neutral Sentiment: Asset-review reports — Sources say Shell is reviewing parts of its Shell Ventures portfolio with options to sell; could free capital but creates short-term uncertainty around asset mix. Reuters on Ventures review
- Negative Sentiment: Material downside risk — Financial Times reports Shell is dealing with a debt crisis at Raízen (its Brazilian biofuels JV). Trouble at a major JV can hurt cash flow and require funding or restructuring, a concrete risk for the company. FT on Raízen
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